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January 20, 2021

How Israel Became the Vaccination Nation

“Everybody wants to think like a CEO.”

As America struggles to deliver vaccines to its citizens, and reports abound of doses going to waste while people line up in droves to receive their shots, the Jewish state has led the world in vaccinations per capita. Yonatan Adiri, in conversation Dan Senor, points to policy decisions by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelis’ ability to come together to face national crises, and the country’s unique healthcare system as reasons for this success. He also notes that in Israel, “everybody wants to think like a CEO”—and sometimes that’s a good thing. (Audio, 62 minutes.)

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